Meeting time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT on Mondays
Format: registered (same attendees each week, attendance required)
Mode: in person
Location: Round Room in the Morgridge Center for Public Service (MCPS), 154 Red Gym
Facilitator: Nicole Ramer
The Community-Engaged Writing Group, co-sponsored by the Morgridge Center for Public Service and the Writing Center, provides a supportive writing space for graduate students involved in community-engaged scholarship, including community-engaged research, grant writing, community-based learning, or projects that draw on community knowledge and partnerships. Each meeting includes a brief 15-minute check-in, an optional discussion or framing related to community-engaged writing, structured writing time, and opportunities to ask questions or meet one-on-one with facilitators. Meetings are held in the Morgridge Center, where participants write alongside others working through similar questions and commitments. Participants are encouraged to attend regularly to build accountability and momentum in their writing.
To express interest in joining a writing group this fall, please fill out this form:
To receive priority consideration for a Spring 2026 writing group, please complete this interest form by Sunday, January 25 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Forms received after this date will be considered for additional openings.
We will notify you about your writing group assignment by Thursday, January 29. Your facilitator will follow up with a welcome message that includes information about your group’s plan for meeting. In the meantime, if you have any questions about our writing groups, please email Jenny Conrad, Writing Groups Coordinator.